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Definition 2024
ainfhial
ainfhial
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
ainfhial (genitive singular masculine ainfhéil, genitive singular feminine ainfhéile, plural ainfhiala, comparative ainfhéile)
- inhospitable
- (literary) shameless
Declension
Declension of ainfhial
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainfhial | ainfhial¹ | ainfhiala³ | |
| Vocative | ainfhéil¹ | ainfhial¹ | ainfhiala | |
| Genitive | ainfhéil¹ | ainfhéile | ainfhiala | ainfhial |
| Dative | ainfhial² | ainfhial¹; (archaic) ainfhéil¹ |
ainfhiala³ | |
| Comparative | ainfhéile | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainfhial | n-ainfhial | hainfhial | t-ainfhial |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainfhial" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.